Tent-window structure



May 11 192e. 1,583,832

C. J. HOIGAARD TENT WINDOW STRUCTURE Filed Jan. 22, 1926 Patented May 1l, 1926.

.CONRAD JL HOIGAARD, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

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Application fried January e2, ieee. serial Nq. 52,989.

invention relates towindow closure structures and..particularlyto such struc- .tures foriuse with tents. It has long been vcustomary in the tent making art to provide a tent wall with a Ventilating andlightvring .window aperture therein and ,a curtain over` the aperture 'to close the same. It/has been-a greatdifiiculty with such a device to provide satisfactory means ,for preventing the curtain from projecting outwardly at the edges, whenv closed, to admit wind `and rain intotheinside of the tent.

y VIt is an object of this invention, therefore, to provide in a tent window closure 4structure, including a. curtain secured to the outer wa'll of a tent and extensible downwardly over an aperture in the tent wall, 'means for preventing the curtain from projecting -outwardly at its sides when inclosed position, to yadmit wind or rain through the aperture to .the inside ofthe tent. Y y `It is `a further object of the invention to prov-ide pocketsv in av tent window vclosure structure within which the side edges of a curtain fitting over a window aperture 'in the ltentwall inay be secured.

` It is -st-ill 'a further objecto'f the invention to provide, in device of' the`.type described, strips secured to the tent wall `which will co-operate with the wall to form Vguides for the side edges of the curtain.

These and other objects of the invention will he more .fully apparent from the 1to1- lowing description made in connection with the accompanying drawings,` in which like reference characters refer Vto similar parts throughout the several views and in which:

vFigure 1 is a view Yin side elevation of the device with some parts broken away.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1, and t Figure `3 is .a horizontal sectional view takeny on they line'Sf-S of Figure l.

T he numeral (l indicates a wall preferably the wall of a tent, composed of 4flexible material. An aperture 5 is formed'in the tent wall over which a screen or mosquito netting 6 maytbejplaced. Acurtain 7 having its upper edge secured to the tent wall, 4v above the aperture 5 is provided, which isextensible downwardly to completely cover the aperture fand to overlap the tent wall adjacent'thesides o't the aperture. The curtain is preferably made from-flexible clothmaterial as shown, but 'if desired, othertypes of riiexiblev curtain may be employed. The sides ot the curtain lare parallel' and ,have secured thereto the's'paced loopsjfsho-wn as rings. -Eyes 9 are inserted through thewall Ll of the tent at either side'ottheaperture labovethe-top,edge of thecurta'in Tand be* llow the bottom edge of the` curtain, when the same is downwardly extended. Anleiide less `flexible cord'I 10 extends vthroughthe eyes 9 at` each side of the curtain and through' thefloops 8 lat thev same respective otherwise secured theretoand extends'to 'the inner side ot' the tent I wall' to be] readily `grasped byan operator within the tent.

Compa-rativelywide elongated strips 11 preferably composed of Yiiexpible material are Asecured.tothe rtent wallv to project overlthe side of the curtain. CordlO isknottedabove*A i and below the 'lower loop on the curtain or portions 1l a-tt'h'e bottom .thereof secured tothe tent wall along their outer edges. Although the strips 11 are` preferably used cooperating with the tent wall to form pocket structures fitting over the vsides of the curtain, any other type of pocket forining means may be used attached tothe tent wall in place of strips l1.

Operation.

Assuming that the curtain 7 is in the position shown in the drawings yin Figures 1 'the wall 4 of the tent and actto form guides or pockets within which the curtain will he held to be readilymoved. Vhen the curtain is in lowered position the strips lland'wall fr envelop the1 sides ofthe' curtain andthe top of the curtain issecured to the wall-.44.

lt will be seen that the strips 11 will hold the side edges of the curtain downwardly closely against the top sides and bottom of the aperture to prevent access of wind or rain through the aperture to the inside of the tent. If by any chance any rain should reach the outer side of the wall at a point over which the strips are superposed, the water will run downwardly on the side wall of the tent to the lower ends of strips l1, portions l1n extending downwardly and inwardly, a drain trough will be formed which will effectively prevent any water from backing up between the strips 11 and the wall 4 and thus finding a way in through the aperture.

When it is desired to raise the curtain to admit light and air into the interior of the tent the cord l0 may be pulled downwardly at the inner' side of the tent wall. As the curtain is raised it will fall into a plurality of folds as shown in Figure l of the drawings. The folds of the curtain will Contact the inner sides of the strips 11 and the outer sides of the tent wall and the curtain will be frictionally held in raised position.

It can be seen that a very effective closure structure for a tent wall is formed. The parts are few, and may be easily and inexpensively assembled. rPhe device has been amply demonstrated in actual practice and found to be very successful and efficient for the purposes intended.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, proportions and arrangement of the parts without departing from the scope of the applicants invention, which, generally stated, consists 0f such a device asis shown and described and set forth in the appended claims. A

What is claimed is:

1. A tent window structure comprising a flexible wall having a window aperture therein, a flexible curtain secured at the top of said aperture and extensible downwardly thereover, and a pocket at each side of said aperture within which the side edges of said curtain are held, said pockets forming guides for said curtain and preventing the access of wind or rain through said aperture when said curtain is lowered.

2. A tent window structure comprising a flexible wall having a window aperture therein, a flexible curtain secured at the top of said aperture and extensible downwardly thereover, and a member at each side of said aperture co-operating with means on said side wall to form a pocket within which a side edge of said curtain is held, said pockets forming guides for said curtains and preventing access of Wind or rain through said aperture, when said curtain is lowered.

3. A tent window structure comprising a flexible wall having a Window aperture therein a flexible curtain secured at the top of said aperture extensible downwardly thereover, and overlapping said tent wall adjacent the sides of said aperture, a strip at each side of said aperture extending over the adjacent side edge of said curtain and having its top, bottom and sides secured to said wall, said strips cooperating with the wall adjacent the sides of said aperture to form guides for said curtain and protecting said aperture from wind or rain when said curtain is lowered.

4. A tent window structure comprising a flexible wall having a window aperture therein, a flexible curtain secured at the top of said aperture and extensible downwardly thercover, and strips at each side of said aperture extending over the edges of said curtain, said strips being secured to said wall along their tops and sides outwardly of said curtain andv having their bottom portions secured to said tent wall along diagonals extending downwardly and inwardly to-y wards the center of said curtain, said strips forming guides for said curtains and preventing the access of wind or rain to said aperture, the bottom portions of said strips forming drain troughs for any rain that might be admitted between said strips and said wall.

5. A tent window structure comprising a liexible wall having a window aperture therein, a flexible curtain secured to the top of said aperture and extensible downwardly thereover and over-lapping said wall adjacent the sides of said aperture, loops at spaced intervals on the side edges ofsaid curtain, a' exible means for operating` said curtain at each side of said curtain, and extending through said loops, and pockets at the sides of said curtain enveloping the side edges of said curtain and said loops to prevent the access of wind or rain to said aperture, when said curtain is lower-ed.

6. A tent window structure comprising a flexible wall having a window aperture therein, a flexible curtain secured at the top of said aperture and extensible downwardly thereover, loops at spaced intervals on the side edges of said curtain, an eye secured in said wall at each side of said aperture `above and below said aperture, an endless cord at` each side of said curtain secured to the bottom thereof and extending through Said loops and eyes at the same relative side, of said curtain, and a wide flexible strip at each side of said curtain extending over the side edge of said curtain, the cord, loops and eyes at the same relative side of said curtain, said strips being secured to said curtain to form guides for said curtain and to prevent the access of wind or rain to said aperture, flexible members and eyes, when said curtain is lowered. v i

7. A tent window structure having in coxnbination a flexible Wall having a WindowT aperture therein, :L flexible curtain secured at the top of Said aperture lnd eXtensible downwardly to cover said aperture and overlap said Wall at the sides of said aperture ineens for bunching up said curtain to elevate the saine and pockets at each side of said aperture enveloping the side edges of said curtain and adapted to frctionally engage the curtain when bunehed to hold the 10 same in raised position.

In testimony whereof I aliX my signature.

CONRAD J. HOIGAARD. 

